Halvor Arntzen Schou was a Norwegian industrialist. He was born in Christiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, a son of brewer Christian Schou

Christian Schou

Christian Schou was a Norwegian merchant, farmer, brewer and politician.He was born in Christiania. After receiving trading licence in 1922, Schou was running a farmers' shop at Grønland. He acquired the farm Sinsen in 1934, and was running a dairy and several factories. He was the owner of the...

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He founded the weaving mill Hjula Væveri (built from 1854 to 1856), which exploited the waterfall Hjulafossen in Akerselva

Akerselva

Akerselva, or Akerselven, is a river which flows through Oslo. It starts at Maridalsvannet in Oslomarka, and follows the urban areas Nordre Aker, Sagene, Grünerløkka, Oslo centre and Grønland, whereby it finally ends at Paulsenkaien and Oset in Bjørvika. The river is considered to be a part of the...

. He was decorated Commander, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1877. He was a Knigth of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star

Order of the Polar Star

The Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim....

, and of the Danish Order of Dannebrog.